Bowles

Born at a time where music was at its finest and digital revolutionized the music industry, Bart Oomen also known as Bowles set foot in this world. As Bart grew up in The Netherlands it meant that he had direct access and lots of possibilities to create a distinguished taste in music. In his younger years Bowles listened to the following bands due to his uprising by his beloved parents: Vangelis, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Duran Duran and Depeche Mode.

As Bowles progressed into various styles of musical preference, a spark was lit when he came in contact with Electronic music. The rhythm of the beat and the melodic groove hit an emotional string causing Bart to become instantly mesmerized and his new addiction took shape.

The studio that Bowles is able to call home now is ‘The Analog Playground’ in Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum (www.wisseloord.nl) This analog environment is where Bowles is able to put the hours in to progress and improve his mixing abilities, making him multi lingual in terms of engineering. As Bowles knows the history of recording, he knows the future for music, with the focus on technique. This exact skill set is what is apparent in his mixes, as dynamics, drive, melody and especially ‘telling a story’ are structural principles that you will find in his music.

MGMT (Huib Schouten) The Analog Playground
email: huib@theanalogplayground.com